Preparation and photocatalytic activity of carbon-modified titania [Elektronische Ressource] = Herstellung und photokatalytische Aktivität von Kohlenstoff-modifiziertem Titandioxid / vorgelegt von Przemysław Ząbek
Preparation and photocatalytic activity of carbon-modified titaniaHerstellung und photokatalytische Aktivität von Kohlenstoff-modifiziertem TitandioxidDen Naturwissenschaftlichen Fakultätender Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-NürnbergzurErlangung des Doktorgradesvorgelegt vonPrzemysᐠaw Zၐbekaus Krak㳀w (Polen)Als Dissertation genehmigt von den Naturwissenschaftlichen Fakultäten der Universität Erlangen-NürnbergTag der mündlichen Prüfung: 07. 05. 2010Vorsitzender der Promotionskommission: Prof. Dr. Eberhard BänschErstberichterstatter: Prof. Dr. Horst KischZweitberichterstatter: Prof. Dr. Franziska GröhnAcknowledgementsI wish to thank Prof. Dr. Horst Kisch for the supervision of this work and many invaluable discussions. I am particularly grateful for his advice and his generous support of my work.Parts of this work would not have been possible without the help of several people. Dr. Dariusz Mitoraj, Dr. Radim Beránek, and Dr. Francesco Parrino are acknowledgedfor many valuable discussions. I thank also Christina Wronna for elemental analyses, Susanne Hoffman for XRD measurements, Siegfried Smolny for surface area measurements, and Helga Hildebrand for XPS measurements. Manfred Weller, Peter Igel and their co-workers from the “Werkstatt” are acknowledged for the assistance with technical problems. Various kinds of wood shavings were generously supplied by Holzwelt Murau and Das Holzmuseum, Murau (Austria). I am also indebted to Dr.